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U.S. bills would allow older Canadians to stay for eight months in a year
DestinationsTwo U.S. bills propose to allow certain Canadians – aged 50-55 years and older – to visit for up to eight months, rather than six. Thousands of Canadians head south during winter each year, with some carefully counting each allotted day to avoid trouble with U.S. immigration officials and Canadian health-care programs. The two proposed American bills, [...]
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Why Canada doesn’t waste its time or money on marketing in the U.S.
DestinationsCanada’s national tourism marketing firm doesn’t want to compete for U.S. tourists any more. In 2012, the Canadian Tourism Commission stopped all media relations, public relations, and social media work in the U.S. after finding little return on the money they laid for expensive marketing campaigns. American visitors spent an average of $518 per trip [...]
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Anthony Bourdain’s “Parts Unknown” episode 4 recap: Quebec is Canada’s culinary capital
Destinations“I love Montreal,” Anthony Bourdain states in a voice over at the beginning of tonight’s episode of Parts Unknown. “It is my favorite place in Canada. The people who live there are tough, crazy bastards.” So begins what appears to be Bourdain’s most gluttonous dive into a country so far in Parts Unknown. This episode, while [...]
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North America’s oldest farmers’ market gets new boost from cruise passengers
TransportVisitors from all over the world are descending on the Halifax Seaport Farmers’ Market these days, climbing down cruise ship gangplanks into the bustling market that hugs the waterfront. Indeed, more than 130 cruise vessels are expected this year to deliver some 250,000 people from across North America, Europe and Asia to Halifax and the [...]
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Five best travel ads this week: Awesome, awkward, and award-winning
TransportThis week’s SkiftAds focus on the importance of the digital experience in travel today. Travel brands like AirBaltic and Hyatt are giving customers an incentive through rewards and great design to engage with them online and on mobile devices. And even though so much of the travel process now takes place online, it’s what happens [...]
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Best travel ads this week: Five videos highlight the evolution of travel
DestinationsThe evolution of the travel and tourism industry is made up of equal parts as small as placing a yoga mat inside a hotel room and as large as the 92-year history of a global airline. It includes actions as insignificant as telling cyclists that they have a place to play and as important as [...]
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Border fees would slam upstate New York’s $15.4 billion tourism sector
DestinationsU.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., has described a plan to impose border fees on Canadians entering the United States as “dead on arrival” in the Senate. During a press conference on Thursday, Schumer said he’s “vehemently opposed” to any such fee, arguing that it would negatively impact economies along the northern border, including those in [...]
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Canadian travelers may have to pay to enter U.S., if budget proposal goes through
DestinationsThe idea of charging a fee to cross the U.S.-Canadian border is being floated, and so far it is not very popular. “Once again, we have proof that you can never underestimate the capacity of some supposedly well-informed people in Washington to suggest stupid things,” Garry Douglas, president of the North Country Chamber of Commerce, [...]
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How Banff Squirrel turned from Internet meme to tourism ambassador
DestinationsDestinations might feel lost when considering ways to capitalize on the enormous marketing opportunities available on social media. Twitter and Facebook have given small towns and forgotten places a voice for much less than marketing budgets of New York or Chicago. Getting that voice heard; however, takes creativity. One Canadian park is an ideal example [...]
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The four Canadian provinces vying to attract New Yorkers this summer, in print
DestinationsCome summer — we in New York City will eventually have a real one, we hope — and Canadian provinces within a day’s driving or short flying distance of NYC start revving up their tourism marketing plans. Some of those plans involve plastering billboards in the City or subway, a very effective way in our [...]
